ANAHEIM – Edmonton’s winning the 2015 draft lottery and the right to pick Connor McDavid sent collective groans around the hockey world.
But there was one team that probably spewed the loudest vitriol, internally at least. That would be the Calgary Flames, Edmonton’s hated rival that has always scoffed at Edmonton’s “City of Champions” mantra.
With the announcement I saw (in my dreams) team president Brian Burke strangling something with his undone tie.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hoping he’d be further (away),” Calgary general manager Brad Treliving told Puck Daddy.